PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 3237 p4p, 428 weight class) and Splash Wetness (ranked 2905 p4p, 400 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wetness's choice of entrance music: Pump Up The Jam- Technotronic. Splash Wetness will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lydon
vs
Wetness

183 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

203 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Splash Wetness!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydon avoids the body shot from Wetness.
Lydon stalks Wetness and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wetness's face. Wetness staggers backwards, shaken.
Lydon avoids the head kick by Wetness.
Lydon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wetness is able to avoid easily.
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lydon tries to score with a low kick but Wetness moves his leg out of the way.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wetness is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lydon.
Lydon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lydon throws a leg kick but Wetness moved away.
We've been informed that Wetness has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lydon wants to land a leg kick but Wetness is out of range.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Lydon and move into the clinch position.
Lydon throws a head kick but Wetness moves out of range.

Wetness gets tackled into the cage by Lydon. Lydon maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wetness's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wetness's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Wetness avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lydon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lydon.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.

Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wetness gets a clinch.
Lydon tries to break free but Wetness pushes him back against the cage.

Lydon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Lydon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wetness doesn't seem phased though.
Lydon lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wetness.
Lydon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wetness is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lydon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wetness wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.

Wetness rushes Lydon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Wetness misses with a knee strike.
Lydon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Wetness stalling in the clinch but Lydon improves position.

Lydon breaks the clinch.
Wetness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wetness checks a leg kick.

Lydon darts in and clinches Wetness up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Wetness.
Lydon gets through Wetness's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lydon being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wetness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lydon moves into the clinch.
Wetness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Lydon is predictable there

and Wetness counters by moving into the clinch.

Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wetness.
Lydon misses the shot to the body.
Lydon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lydon connects with a body shot.
Lydon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lydon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lydon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Lydon.
Wetness blocks the body kick.
Wetness wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.
Lydon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Wetness rushes Lydon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wetness is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Wetness into the cage.

Lydon breaks the clinch.
Wetness throws an overhand right that lands on Lydon's shoulder, as Lydon tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Lydon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lydon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wetness has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Splash Wetness has been cut.
Lydon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lydon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wetness.
Wetness steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lydon.
Lydon lands a two punch combo.
Jab by Lydon.
Lydon throws the kick towards the body but Wetness avoids it.

Lydon has Wetness up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wetness pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wetness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lydon up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lydon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Splash Wetness's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lydon throws a body punch but Wetness moves out of range.
Lydon is looking to wear down Wetness with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Lydon rushes Wetness and presses him up against the cage.
Wetness misses with a knee strike.
Wetness is pushing Lydon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wetness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wetness leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wetness lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wetness landing knees to the body.
Lydon tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetness lands a knee to the body.
Wetness stalls.
Splash Wetness seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lydon avoids it.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
Wetness works on Lydon's body with a couple of short punches.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Wetness missing with knees to the body.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.

Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wetness avoids the head kick by Lydon.
Lydon throws a sloppy head kick and Wetness moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon is looking to chop away at Wetness's legs.
Lydon throws a body kick that misses.
Lydon sets himself, and Wetness steps forward looking for the clinch! Lydon avoids it this time.
Lydon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wetness can do to turn this around?

Wetness closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wetness on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
Lydon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wetness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lydon's elbow.
Wetness is pushing Lydon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wetness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.

Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wetness throws a head kick that misses.
Lydon feints and then cracks Wetness's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wetness down.
Wetness is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness blocks a head kick by Lydon.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses.

Wetness gets tackled into the cage by Lydon. Lydon maintains the clinch.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lydon tries to break free but Wetness pushes him back against the cage.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wetness working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Wetness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wetness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wetness with a knee to the head.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wetness stalling in the clinch.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but Lydon blocks it.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Wetness is controlling him.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon throws a hook but Wetness avoids it easily.

Lydon instigates a clinch.

Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Lydon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Wetness as he checks the leg kick.
Wetness goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Wetness drives through and clinches with Lydon against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lydon misses with some punches.
Lydon tries to break the clinch but Wetness is controlling the position.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Wetness avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.
Wetness is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Wetness into the cage.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.

Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lydon throws a wild body kick that Wetness sees coming a mile off.
Lydon throws a low kick but Wetness moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Splash Wetness will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Splash Wetness's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wetness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lydon.
Lydon sets himself, and Wetness steps forward looking for the clinch! Lydon avoids it this time.
Lydon throws a lazy right hand but Wetness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wetness moves out of range as Lydon throws a body kick.
Wetness wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.
Lydon misses with a wild combination.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Lydon and move into the clinch position.
A nice combination there by Lydon.
Lydon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Lydon and move into the clinch position.
Lydon walks into a left hand.
Lydon just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wetness lands a nice shot to the body.
Lydon feints and then cracks Wetness's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wetness down.
Lydon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lydon misses with a leg kick.
Wetness tries to counter with a clinch but Lydon shakes him off and moves away.
Lydon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lydon has closed the distance and engaged Wetness in a clinch.
Lydon is trying to force a seperation but Wetness has the dominant position.
Lydon blocks an elbow strike.
Wetness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lydon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wetness trying to land knees to the body.
Lydon blocks a body shot from Wetness.
Lydon tries to circle away but Wetness has him pinned against the cage.
Lydon is trying to break free.
Wetness presses Lydon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wetness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lydon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wetness obliges.
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wetness lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
Wetness stalling against the cage.
Wetness misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
Wetness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wetness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lydon lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wetness prevents Lydon from breaking the clinch.
Lydon looking to slow down the pace here.
Wetness stalling in the clinch but Lydon improves position.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Lydon tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
Wetness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lydon has had enough of the clinch but Wetness keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wetness tries a body shot but Lydon blocks it.
Wetness lands a nice knee to the body.
Lydon working hard to break the clinch.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Wetness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wetness is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lydon is keeping busy.
Wetness stalling the fight.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wetness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wetness controlling the action here for a moment.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wetness - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon working hard to break the clinch.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wetness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wetness misses with a punch to the body.

Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon misses with a few strikes there.
Lydon feints a jab promting Wetness to slip. Lydon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wetness slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lydon throws a wild body kick that Wetness sees coming a mile off.
Wetness is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lydon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lydon darts in and clinches Wetness up against the cage.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wetness's elbow.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wetness misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Splash Wetness.
I think Wetness has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Splash Wetness!
After winning the bout, Splash Wetness thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.